Philip Royle
@PhilipRoyle1912
Photography, specifically the Manchester Ship Canal, current and digitised film from 1983/84. Self published books. Manchester City, New Order, FAC383
I'm going to try a little experiment. It's just gone 9:00am, London and parts of southern England are under an "Amber" weather warning, let's how long it takes for the sewage dumping to start and how it progresses over the next few hours. Oh look, it's only been raining for a…
It is interesting to note that while Labour ministers were telling us the government couldn’t afford £1.5billion for pensioners’ winter fuel allowance it was telling a court behind closed doors that it was allocating £7billion to resettle Afghans.
Afghan scandal risks ripping asunder trust between voters and leaders mol.im/a/14912349
Roina moored at Wigg Island, Runcorn, 2022. Photo Philip Royle
Mode Wheel locks, Salford shot in 1983/84. Photo Philip Royle
Eastham lock on the Manchester Ship Canal, 2025. Photo Philip Royle
Barton on the Manchester Ship Canal last week. Water level very low. Photo Philip Royle
The Manchester Ship Canal at Irlam. The River Mersey flowing in over the weir. Photo taken by Philip Royle in 1983
"Failing water regulator Ofwat scrapped after spike in worst sewage spills." You can not even remotely begin to have serious conversation about abolishing @Ofwat without adding the @EnvAgency's name to that list and taking a long hard clinical look at the role played by @defta…
Latchford on the Manchester Ship Canal, 2025. Photo Philip Royle
Manchester Ship Canal at Warburton, 1983/84. Photo Philip Royle
All hail @PrivateEyeNews 👏👏👏
7 million people in Britain will now be subjected to a hose pipe ban to conserve water. An unavoidable situation, if you were reading this in 1992 when the last reservoir was built
'Sunrise' Live at The Haçienda for BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test programme in 1985. 📹lnk.to/XRWbLWf7
A field of Barley just off the Pennine Bridleway in the #PeakDistrict early this morning. #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography #photograghy
Woolston on the Manchester Ship Canal, 1983/84. Photo Philip Royle
Barton on the Manchester Ship Canal today. The feed from the river Irwell has impacted the depth of the canal between Salford and Barton locks. Photo Philip Royle
"Water companies ‘to impose surge pricing’ in summer." Oh dearie me, it's finally come to this. In an attempt to deflect from their own greed, incompetence and mismanagement water companies have come up with what they no doubt will think is an utterly brilliant strategy, blame…
Incredibly hard to watch. I find it absolutely disgusting that so many people in British politics rushed to defend these thugs
Now you’re talking. What a concert and band, Manchester’s finest
Subculture. ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes..